The economic
development of a nation or a region is generally determined
by the level of it’s industrial development .
Punjab which has done remarkably well in the field of agriculture
is now well on its way to rapid industrialization through
coordinated development of Small, Medium and Large scale industries.
Punjab has a predominance of small-scale industry thanks to
the indomitable spirit and entrepreneurial skills of Punjabis.0.2
million small scale industries and 600 large and medium scale
industries functioning in the state involve fixed capital
investment of Rs 54000 Million and Rs 20400 Million respectively.
Around
about
1.18 Million people are employed in industrial sector in state.
Exports from
Punjab during 2004-05 is Rs 107289 Million.
Engineering goods, hosiery items, pharmaceuticals, leather
goods, food and agro products, textiles, electronics, hand
and machine tools are some of the prominent range of products
of Punjab.
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